Ezra 4:11

This, is a copy of the letter which they sent unto him—unto Artaxerxes the king,—Thy servants, the men Beyond the River and so forth:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.

In Context

10and the rest of the peoples, whom the great and noble Osnappar hath exiled, and set in the city of Samaria,—and the rest Beyond the River, and so forth:

12Be it known unto the king,—that, the Jews who came up from thee unto us, are come to Jerusalem,—the rebellious and wicked city, are they building, and, the walls, have they finished, and, the foundations, will they repair.

Read all of Ezra 4

Cross References

1 Kings 21:8So she wrote letters, in the name of Ahab, and sealed them with his signet-ring,—and sent the letters unto the elders, and unto the nobles who were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

Ezra 4:10and the rest of the peoples, whom the great and noble Osnappar hath exiled, and set in the city of Samaria,—and the rest Beyond the River, and so forth:

Ezra 7:11Now, this, is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave, to Ezra the priest the scribe,—the scribe of the words of the commandments of Yahweh, and of his statutes, for Israel:—

Matthew Henry on Ezra 4:7-17

The Jews Misrepresented. ( b. c. 521.) 6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Ezra 4:11